Well... I've never experienced this before with one of my transfers. Usually, the transfer either works well -- all the paper comes off the back; and it is positioned correctly -- or it doesn't. When it works well, I then re-coat the transferred element with acrylic medium and it's good to go, and I can continue with the overall composition. As I wrote previously, the fetal skull transfer looked great... so I re-coated it. When I went into my studio last night, it seems that the transfer had "ghosted" on me. The black lines weren't so black anymore, and you could see a little ghostly residue of the backing paper. DAMN! I was so excited about that particular transfer. A couple folks said, "It looks okay". But I am pretty picky about what comes out of my studio; and just "okay" doesn't cut it (pun intended). So I have decided to cover it up -- changing a significant element in the composition I had been working on. I'm not showing an image of the ghosting here. What I will show is what I think is an interesting excision of elements from an integrated image. My plan right now (which, of course, can always change), is to try to use the sculptural element of the woman. The thing is, I wanted to isolate that element. I wish that I had thought to take a photo of the entire page before I started cutting it; but I think you still get the idea. SO... I am seriously disappointed about the fetal skull transfer. But I am trying to making lemonade from a lemon. Oftentimes, it works out for the best. And it gives me a chance to post photos of an interesting excision of elements.
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